Jordan, Michael – Page 2

He Was Billed as the Next LeBron. But Will Emoni Bates Make It at All?

Bates was on a magazine cover at 15. He was playing Division I college basketball at 17. Now he’s 19, his college career may be over, and N.B.A. success is anything but guaranteed.

The Story of LeBron James’s 38,388 Points

Teammates. Competitors. Victims of his memes. They each have a story about James’s road to breaking the N.B.A. career scoring record.

He Gave Up Football for NASCAR. Then He Changed the Sport.

Dion Williams, who is Black and goes by the nickname Rocko, has helped upend the perception of who belongs in NASCAR.

Enes Kanter Freedom and the Consequences of Speaking Out

Enes Kanter Freedom has condemned human rights abuses in Turkey for years. Now he claims the N.B.A. is blackballing him as he focuses on abuses in China.